Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-01-20

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jan 20
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
725 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 645▲ 79 vs year ago 646 · +12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 106▲ 18 vs year ago 55 · +32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 21▲ 1 vs year ago 20 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.97/cwt on 389 head.
Average price
$139.97
389 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$870
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$37.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.20
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1631141.16890341
Medium and Large 1-2538133.3371745
Large 1845104.008793thin
One grade step is worth $37.16/cwt here — about $11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale389 hd
139.97
—
MO average18 barns · 14,603 hd
142.17
−2.20
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,80679.331,43313
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27553.376808thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16549.7858029
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00237.0637111

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1255178.00/cwt178.00–178.004543
Steers—Medium and Large 1308174.00/cwt174.00–174.005363
Steers—Medium and Large 1376167.34/cwt162.00–176.006295
Steers—Medium and Large 1435161.82/cwt153.00–170.0070429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437131.51/cwt120.00–140.0057510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470141.88/cwt134.00–148.0066715
Steers—Medium and Large 1479158.65/cwt158.50–160.0076013
Steers—Medium and Large 1520153.52/cwt140.00–159.0079831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539137.71/cwt135.00–140.007427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576130.51/cwt125.00–140.007525
Steers—Medium and Large 1585146.15/cwt134.00–152.0085566
Steers—Medium and Large 1618143.44/cwt130.00–147.5088646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618124.98/cwt120.00–130.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1669134.47/cwt123.00–140.0090050
Steers—Medium and Large 1732128.79/cwt125.00–132.0094345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008883
Steers—Medium and Large 1773127.25/cwt122.00–130.0098417
Steers—Medium and Large 1802125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0075
Steers—Large 1845104.00/cwt104.00–104.008793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009853
Steers—Medium and Large 1919113.04/cwt112.50–115.001,03924
Steers—Medium and Large 1959115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,1084
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265157.00/cwt157.00–157.004163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325139.67/cwt133.00–143.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340128.00/cwt128.00–128.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376137.37/cwt132.00–143.0051710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421120.29/cwt116.00–125.0050612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422134.16/cwt130.00–139.0056624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475132.74/cwt127.00–140.0063141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475124.96/cwt120.00–128.005947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534114.97/cwt110.00–122.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540126.87/cwt120.00–132.0068527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576126.35/cwt123.50–130.0072821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592113.74/cwt112.00–119.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628124.12/cwt119.00–126.5077938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy673118.00/cwt118.00–118.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674123.70/cwt122.00–126.5083418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775117.86/cwt117.00–121.009139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy864101.50/cwt101.50–101.508778
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432153.37/cwt138.00–158.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469151.33/cwt140.00–160.0071011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512130.29/cwt120.00–140.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575125.38/cwt122.00–131.007218
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42868.45/cwt65.00–73.009773
Bulls——1,92082.60/cwt74.00–89.001,58610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97347.22/cwt45.50–48.504593
Cows—Lean 85-90%99935.15/cwt31.00–44.003517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,05747.75/cwt45.00–50.505053
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11020.00/cwt20.00–20.002221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12347.34/cwt43.00–52.0053220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25855.19/cwt53.00–58.506949
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40556.74/cwt53.50–60.007975
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2800850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2900725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,300800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2733785.00/cwt785.00–785.005,7542
Bred Cows—Medium 2830585.00/cwt585.00–585.004,8561
Bred Cows—Medium 2920700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,4401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,128703.37/cwt685.00–725.007,9343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,265903.87/cwt810.00–1,000.0011,4342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,299728.48/cwt535.00–925.009,4638
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2825760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,2701

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.